Illustrator cs4 license problems no solutions have worked

i have cs4 illustrator. Imac running mavericks. get error code 150:30. I have reviewed the adobe information. no sollution works. I do not have flexnet folder- don't know why. I can't find it on any old computer either as some have. I downloaded the launcher, tried terminal, went to sudo command, dragged icon of liceneRecoverylauncher program, and get a syntax error. nothing happens in termainl. The other solutions are too draconian, not likely to work, or not applicable. THis is very, very irritating. if there were another product from another provideer, I would abandon adobe for it, but there isn't. I've shelled out many hundreds of dollars for 2 licenses for illustrator, can't use anything. very, very irritating.

ason,
Thanks for asking.
Do you mean reinstall with the cds?
I have not. Is there a way I can talk with someone? I don't really even know how useful this license will be. The computer I'm using now is probably not the one on which cs4 was originally installed. That computer died, and I cloned it/migrated its programs, etc. to a newer one, using a time machine back up. This new comuter is running Mavericks. Surely the original OS was pre Mavericks.  The present computer also has no CD drive. The Cs4 package I have (on my hard drive)  is version 14.0.0 copyright 1987-2008.  I do not know if this is as installed out of the box, or possibly upgraded through the internet over time.
There is an uninstall program also on my hard drive.
But, I do not have a disk drive on this mac. I have another mac networked, and it has a cd drive- not sure I can access that, probably I can.
My first question is, is the version of cs4 compatible any longer with my mac hardware and Mavericks?
If not, then I don't want to go through all of this trouble- it's very frustrating. I'd rather bite a bullet and get a paid upgrade, I suppose, and install it cleanly?
But If it is, then I would try.
If I'll need an upgrade anyhow, and if that would require downloading, and paying a fee, etc., and then all would be fine, then, i'd rather skip to that step, although, I'd of course like to spend as little money as I need to, but, on the other hand, my time is valuable to me also,
I also don't recall whether I had a two machine license or not. We were able to use it on two machines, I think I had such, but perhaps we were running them non-simultaneously, or something else, I do not know. I only see one box of cds on the shelf, so, probably didn't buy two boxes.
I don't even know to whom to ask these questions. I would like to be able to phone someone, but can't find any such number.
so, I look forward to your reply, if you would know.

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